About the CSIF funding

Would you like 90% of your staff training costs to be paid for by the Federal Government?*

The opportunity The Queensland Surveying and Spatial Skilled Workforce Development Initiative has taken steps to address the current skills shortage across our industry. As an employer of Surveyors and/or Geospatial Officers we need your help.

*The Benefit For organisations with fewer than 100 employees, the Australian Government will contribute 90% of the cost with participating employers paying only 10%. For organisations with over 100 employees, contributions are arranged on a sliding scale with employer contribution increasing.

The Response - Queensland Surveying and Spatial Industry is booming! The Workforce Development Initiative is fostering a consortium to bid for these funds. The focus of funding is to upskill existing workers, particularly:

Existing technicians/employees in Surveying and Spatial

Those who have some skills but not all those required by the employer and need upskilling

Those in areas of key demand, including; mining, construction, land/property surveying and local government

Those in regional areas

How you can help This is a key opportunity, if you have existing or intended staff who would benefit from any of the following, we encourage you to help us:

Upskilling

Skills refreshment

Focused training

There is a regional dimension associated with this initiative, so regional areas of Queensland carry additional weight.

Get involved In order to assist with the compilation of the bid, please complete this short survey (the information is mandatory for the submission - no pain, no gain!)Now is the time to act! Opportunities like this rarely come to the Surveying and Spatial Industry.

Please complete the survey by 31 March 2011

Registering your interest costs nothing and involves no commitment.

More Bulletins will be issued shortly giving more details and seeking more information – Watch your email!

Please forward this to others who may be interested. If you have any questions, or are unsure about completing the survey please give Tamsin a call at the SSSI Office; 07 3217 2566.